none hoff the seals killed were part of the mission that killed bin laden in may. >> the loss of any life in war is obviously tragic, but it takes on a different tone when you are dealing with, say, a ranger, opses or the seals. >> the seals use the chinook to carry out dangerous operations against insurgents. the taliban claimed the shot down the helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade after a raid in ward yak province. >> they were going to insert themselves in the area, where an outfit was injure siege and that's what they do the best. >> president obama was notified of the loss and issued this statement. saying, their deaths are a

remind are of the extraordinary sacrifices by the men and women of the military and their families. the admiral said the deaths are being deeply felt by every seal who ever served in the elite unit. >> they know each other. in many cases their families know one another, and it makes it more real. >> reporter: according to naval officials, each seal team has 120 members in three teams of 40. also, nato has confirmed that there was enemy fire in the area of the province. they have not confirmed the taliban shot down the hadn't. -- helicopter. they're still investigating. >> alan: top officials at standard & poors spent the day defending their decision to downgrade the u.s.' credit rating and the obama administration says it was hasty and based on faulty math.

the s&p decided to lower the credit rating from aaa to aa, after concluding the country will face difficulty getting its get under control. it follows the deal to extend the government's death -- debt zeal. >> the political brinksmanship was beyond our expectations. >> alan: s&p insists it had given plenty of warning they downgrade would come if congress and the obama administration did not produce a credible debt-cutting plan. the downgrade too have an immediate impact on interest rates, student loans, credit cards and mortgage rates could all go up. we're live in san francisco where we spoke with home buyers and sellers today. >> reporter: here's the potential domino effect here, because the s&p has downgraded the government's credit rating, it may now be that the government will have to pay more in its debt, and a hike in that

interest rate might affect consumer markets which is a big dial you're going to borrow a whole lot of money. >> a new home is typically the biggest purchase most americans ever make. that's why josh -- this couple played close attention to the news of the downgrade. they're in the market to buy a new home in san francisco and are sure how the downgrade will affect their plans. >> definitely a situation where if we wait too much longer, it could affect our monthly mortgage payment. >> and golden gate university professor says it's that kind of uncertainty that has the potential to rattle the economy. >> perception in general plays such an enormous factor in the market and plays a huge factor in cob summer done consumer confidence and spending and right now there's a strong perception there's a problem and that's going to feed heavily into a cutback on spending and further our economic woes.

>> bob evans is a real estate expert in san francisco, and says he got plenty of calls from potential home buyers concerned about the news. for those on the fence about purchasing a home, he says now is the time to get off the fence. >> i strongly urge buyers not sit around because if you're locked into an interest rate, you're locked in, which means they cannot raise you even if they raise the interest rates for everyone else. >> evans expects any hike in interest rates witness not happen immediately and could take a few months, but those affected will be buyers looking to buy a mid-to lower priced home. >> you can effect things seriously, particularly for those purchasers in the 800,000 and under bracket, where they require to get more favorable financing going through the fha. >> for these this couple, they may speed up their schedule to buy a home incase the downgrade affects interest rates. >> in this economy, people are already not qualifying to buy houses, and to have this happen is just making it worse in a

sense. >> reporter: and again, experts i talk to say they're not quite sure if or enwhen this will actually effect any interest rates, and the reason why, as you mentioned earlier, is because this has just never happen. the federal government has never had its credit rating downgraded. and so the experts i've talked to are simply making their best guess at this point. abc-7 news. >> alan: a standoff ended this afternoon when an armed parolee surrendered to police in san francisco's mission district. the man ran into a home on fullsome street after he assaulted his sister around noon. she is expected to be okay. the s.w.a.t. team moved in to capture the pa rollee but he snuck into a nearby home, evading police. >> we had people watching the police, and the guy had in fact, while we set up or perimeter, had gone into the next building,

climbed out a window, did some things, and then entered into these other folk''s residence here. >> police would not say exactly why the parolee was wanted. >> you may see more police officers patrolling the streets of oakland starting today. some of the 24 newly hired officers have hit the streets due to staff attrition and new funding. those officers received layoff notices last summer when the city was trying to close a budget deficit. they went through a beach re -- brief researcher course before joining other officers in the field. >> a nine-year-old boy hit by a truck after a giants game is still in critical condition tonight. ryan white was struck by a pickup truck blocks from at&t park thursday night. his family was visiting from philadelphia. a 21-year-old andrew allen vargas was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and felony hit-and-run an hour after the accident. >> two days after that accident, san francisco police are

patrolling intersections in san francisco south of market neighborhood. today looking for pedestrian safety violations. they hasn't out citations around fifth and market streets, just blocks away from where the boy was hit. >> this district, district six, has the highest incidence of fatilities and injuries, and we want to bring those numbers down. and the injury that happened last night is a good example of how dangerous our intersections are. >> alan: members of the southern station community police advisory board also handed out fliers about pedestrian safety. unusual support for the uc berkeley hikers imprisoned in rawfnlt find out -- in iran. find out who is speaking out in their behalf. and stocking up for school. bay area kidding are getting -- kids are getting ready. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. temperatures running somewhere below where we should be. the good news is, if you're

looking for warmer temperatures, looks like we're going to get them. we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast

>> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: iran's foreign minister is giving his support the uc berkeley hikers held for more than two years. he says he hopes that a final court verdict will lead to the release of shape bauer and josh fattal. he is the highest ranking

iranian official to speak out on their behalf. the final hearing was held last sunday and the court was expected to announce their verdict within one week. the man who calls himself the spam king has been indicted by a federal grand jury. the 40-year-old sanford wallace is accused of sending more than 27 million spam messages to facesbook users. he faces charged outlined in the indictment filed in san jose. if convicted he faces more than 40 years in prison. a o'will go mist group lighter is boycotting his sentencing hearing in texas. warren jeffs walked out on his sentencing in protest and is being held in another courtroom while the hearing continues. jeffs had been acting as his own lawyer but a standby counsel was ordered to sit in for him. he faces up to 119 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of sexually assaulting underage followers.

>> two men pleaded not guilty to arson charges to are wildfire that scorched 22 scare miles in san diego county. jeremy ortiz and jessy durbin are accused of starting the fire. 18 of the 2100 firefighters who battled the blaze were injured. >> another recall to tell you about tonight. fresh and easy neighborhood market is recalling its organic baby spinach because it could be contaminated with listeria. no illnesses have been reported but the company says it's taking precautions after one bag tested positive. the recalled products have the enjoy date of august 1st, and were sold in california, nevada, and arizona. still, nearly two years away, but the buildup for the america's cup is already going strong. a look at the world series in portugal when we return.

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>> alan: about 1500 kids stocked up on back-to-school supplies thanks to the salvation army and community volunteers in san francisco. the students also enjoyed carnival games during the giveway in the south of market area. each child received a backpack filled with items like note books, pens, pencils, crayons and book. >> this is what is going to get them excited and ready to go. they come in, as you see, when they enter the building, level of excitement already happening. once they receive their backpack, they're thinking, i can't wait to go back to school now. >> alan: both the salvation army says the price of school supplies has risen 12% in just the past year. the america's cup is starting to get underway. with the america's cup world series in portugal.

the opening races were held today near the capitol of lisbon. new zealand led the pack with one point over sweden. while the oracle racing team from the bay area is in fourth place. the race continues tomorrow with a speed trial and a series of fleet races. today's event is a precursor to the 2013 america's cup here in san francisco. let's go to leigh glaser. we're hoping for a warmup soon. >> leigh: with been talking about the low clouds and fog near the coast. but inland, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. so comfortable readings this time of the year. our high definition cam race pointed towards mt. diablo there, and you can see plenty of sunshine, temperatures, inland locations, in the 80s. here's a look at highs for you. antioch, high of 88 today. 82 in concord. livermore, sunshine, 83. even 81 in san jose. string of 70s. oakland, 70 was your high. 79 was the high for redwood

city, and san francisco topped out at 64 degrees. in the city of san francisco right now, 58 with fog moving in. novato, 73. we have 83. inland and antioch, and mountain view right now, 70 degrees. here's a look at the weather highlights. we continue with fog and low clouds moving inland, mist and drizzle as well. a little change for sunday. so highs today were pretty much the same tomorrow. and then it looks like by mid-week next week, temperatures will start to warm up a little bit as our weather pattern will begin to change a bit. you can see the low clouds and fog greeted us this morning. well out towards the east bay. owl of this will be pushed back inland tonight so get ready for that once again. in fact, here's a look at our fog cam for you. by 11:00 tonight, interior east bay locations, 680, 580, should start to see overcast move inland, and tomorrow morning as you head out, temperatures will

be in the mid-to-upper 50s across much of the bay area. the culprit for the cooler than normal weekend this weekend is areas of low pressure you see in just off the coast. these will continue to bring in those low clouds inland. night and morning hours, and then, of course, all of that will burn back to the coast and we look for some mid-day to early afternoon clearing, especially in the east bay and that's where the temperatures will be the warmest. it looks like by mid-week these lows will kick out of here and the ridge of high pressure will build and that's when the weather pattern will change and that's when temperatures will return inland into the 90s. tomorrow, though, once the low clouds and fog burn back, terrific day. very comfortable. 79 for campbell. 78 for san jose. beaches will be foggy to start. maybe a little afternoon sun for half moon bay tomorrow. 62. 70s for the peninsula. palo alto, 75. 63, downtown san francisco.

in the north bay, temperatures very comfortable, in the 70s. santa rosa, 77. napa, 75. oakland tomorrow, you'll warm to 69. fremont, '5. interior east bay in the 80s. 84 for brentwood, concord, danville, and 72 tomorrow when the fog clears for santa cruz. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. a couple more days of temperatures below normal, and then by mid-week, wednesday, thursday, friday, that high builds in, the low clouds start to scour out a bit, so warmer numbers, 90s inland, 80s around the bay and 60s at the beaches. >> alan: i guess the giants are hoping that brawl might spark something. >> i think a lot of fans were hoping that would be the case. but thus far it's just not happening. when your offense is averaging three runs a game since the all-star break, you don't want to face the phillies pitching staff. on top of that, the giants bracing for suspensions for eli

whiteside and ramon ramirez, the central feelings in last night's melee that caused a stir. and those were the only hits the giants have been getting in against the phillies. first inning, hunter pence brings philadelphia ahead. sandoval drop results in a costly run. giants managed only two runs against the phillies in the first two days. had to face cole hamels who was on his game. two-ought ninth inning home run by sandoval ruined the shutout, but giants lose eight of their last nine games, series wraps u. tomorrow in florida, lou piniella checking out the a's and rays. fourth inning, a's up 3-0. weeks went into their hole. scott sizemore scores. a's up 4-0. coco crisp winning wild, steals third uncontested, four steals in the first five innings. 37 swipes for coco, and few

problems for mccarthy. three strikeouts. right now the a's are on top, 5-0, in the seventh. the words most often heard around cal bear football circles are, regroup and rebound. 5-7 last year, the bears hope to return the way things once her, when the teams were vying for national titles. practice was open today as the bears prepare for their season opener against fresno state at at&t, we'll hear from the head coach and a few of the employers at 11:00. michael bush finally signed on with the raiders and turned out to training camp. he was offered a deal for $2.6 million. don't know whether he signed that or negotiated a multiyear deal. as a restricted free agent, didn't have a whole lot of options. he and darrin mcfadden provided a solid backfield tandem last season for the raider nation. >> sentence few members are

being inducted into the football hall of fame, including dionne sanders, part over the 49ers. he stayed here for a year before heading to dallas. before his induction he offered no apologies for his flashy and brashy style. >> if you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. the bigger the dream, the bigger the vision, the more naysayers, but is a tried to do, get your legs up because dreams do come tree. >> among those joining sanders were shannon sharpe, marshal faulk, and richard dent, also a member of the 49 are super bowl championship teen in 17994. tiger woods troubles continue at the bridge stone. he slipped. his short game is troublesome. this is a very makeable putt would you but would go too far. he is 13 behind. rickie fowler, on 11. his approach rolls back and rolls in for an eagle.

fowler is just three back of the lead. and this factoid is fighting. the leader is adam scott who is caddied by steve williams, who tiger fired last month. scott has six birdies and has the lead by one shot. tiger remains optimistic. >> it's been a very long time, and it feels good to go out there today and hit balls in practice and feel nothing and walk around and pretty much do anything i want on the golf course. >> tiger's the veils continue. >> when we come back, celebrating the 100th birthday of a

>> are you tired and listless. do you pop out at parties? >> alan: family, friends and fans are celebrating what would have been lou seal -- lucille ball's 100th birthday. ball's daughter says "i love lucy" still makes her laugh today. >> i laugh everytime. everytime they do the chocolate factory scene.

>> alan: lucille ball was born hundred years ago today in jamestown new york. he diedin' 1989. it. >> they had a great supporting cast. it was a very funny show. >> alan: timeless comedy. that's it for us at 6:00. thanks for watching. we'll be back at 1:00. captioned by closed captioning services inc.